Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-18

| Lynchburg aDd Baltimore hallrOau UNI
Improvement Company; 10 Incorporate
the Blue.Ridge Mineral Railway Company
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
The usual morning message from th
| Clerk II The House Of Delegates was rea
| communicating 10 the Senate the twenty
| SIX bills passed by the House on Monday
| TIC following were taken up, placed OF
| tbe CalCnCal, and under suspension o
| the rules passed;
| 70 relieve w. II. Clark, OF Pulaski
| county, from The payment OF tine.
| TO incorporate The Bristol Coal and lr0r
| Company.
To prescribe the times for holding th'
| counts Of the Second, Sixteenth, and seven
| teenth judicial circuits.
| JOINT resolution in relation TO the estab
| lishmCnt OF certain f0undnes 10y the GOV
| crDmeut OF the United States within th'
state OF Virginia.
To incorporate the Pamunky Mining and
Navigation Company.
TO aulhnrIZe The Auditor to credit David
| A, French, treasurer OF Giles county, with
| lost school NsrraDt.
To amend The law authorizing the Conn
| Gil Of the city OF POI tsmOuth 10 issue paving
| bonds.
To authorize the District school Board
| u FaUquer county, under certain COnGi-
| tons. 10 use district school funds for the
| pay mcnt oi teachers.
10 authorize the fredericksburg and
| Che.opeake Railroad Company TO cOnsOii.
| date or merge its stock. property. and fran
chiSc with Other connecting roads.
Joint Ies oIutiOn allo wing the sureties OF
Peyion l.. Ford, OF Charlotte county,
| lUItter time TO make q settlement.
70 incorporate lbe Workingmen''
| Savings Association.
10 grant Henry e. Cllrk, bis heirs and
assigns, the right Of mining in the bed OF
New river.
TO amend the locaIoption law in relation
TO diStilcrs in Amherst county.
TO incorporate the GIideyile and Nine
raj City Telephone Company.
To incorporate the Bristol GoodsOn
Water Company.
TO fix the time for holding courts in the
Third Judicial circuit.
Authorizing the rerc5istrltIOn OF voters
81 Fanham precinct, Richmond county,
Va.
Allowing the treasurer OF Russell county
further time to collect delinquent taxes.
To allow the treasurer OF Isle Of Wight
county TO collect hy levy certain taX-bills
not returned delinquent.
TO allow X. 4. Bennett, deputy trea-
surer of Roanoke district, Halifax county,
additional time TO return delinquent taxes.
To amend the charter OF the town OF
Martinsyllle.
To authorize the Council OF the town Of
Franklin, in southampton county, to i'm
pose tax on dogs.
To INCORPORATE the Southwest Virginia
Mining Company.
To Incorporate the Reed-Island Iron
Company.
For the relief Of John f. Hughes.
To amend the charter OF the Culpeper.
Sperryyile. Washington, and Fort Royal
Telephone Company.
TO incorporate the Stplcy'S Creek Manga
nesc and Iron Company.
CENTRAL LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Mr.. Lovenstein called up out OF IFS order
House bill TO provide for the care OF the
colored insane OF the State, and to enlarge
for that purpose the Central Lnnatic Asy-
lUm and apprOpriating money ($22,j00)
therefor. Mr.. LOvenstein explained that
the object Of the bill was to provide fire.
escapes and other needed improvements
for the institution. The bill was unaui.
mousy passed.
40 CIVIL RIGHTS.
Mr.. Berry, chairman Of the Committee
on General Laws, c'lled up the petition OF
cOIored citizens Of Virginia asking the pas
sage Of 4 ciyil.rghts bill, which WIS pre-.
scented by Mr.. Norton (cOlOred), OF YORK
county. and reported with the endorsement
" that the bill asked for by said petition be
not %. sed, and that it is ineXpedient t.
legislate on the subject" Mr.. Norton
moved 10 pass by. Mr. Berry iIsl,tel on
an immeGiate vote.
Tie committees report was sustained ~
the vote OF - Democrats 10 Re )ublcIGs.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Nv Mr.. Trout: To incorporate the Rpa-
uoLe, Ni,cina, North Carolina, and GeOr-
gia Raj road Company.
BY Mr.. Dalton: To amend the charter Of
The CarOliaa and Chesapeake Railroad Com
pany.
By Mr.. Heqtou: To ratify and validate the
voluntary consolidation heretofore made OF
the Lee Monument Association with the
Ladies Lee Monumcnt ASSOCIATION, which,
on his motion, was placed on the calendar
and passed.
TIE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Soon after ~ O'Clock Mr.. Rhea called up
hi JOINT resolutions proposing an amend
inert 10 the Constitution. The amend
nert provides that all bonds not funded
under the Riddeberger bill by the time the
amendment is adopted shall be forever
baIItO, both principal and interest, and
that no future Legislature shall appropriate
money for raging any portion Of the debt.
1t being generally known that this mat
ter would come up, and that the debt COM
mittee would present tleir final report,
there was large crowd Of interested spec
talors ia the lobby and gallery.
when the resolutions, after being passed
10y several times, were taken mp for action
Mr.. Rhea offered IN amendment, which
only CHANGED the phraseolOgy slightly. 30
as 10 perfect the yerDage. This was
adopted.
EXEMPTED.
Mr. Gordon, OF Albemarle, offered an
amendment, which MIR. Rhea accepted
and which was adopted, exemptng from
tie provisions OF the resolutions "such
Londs and other obligations Of the Com.
as were on the 10th day Of
March, 1884. held 10y or for the benefit OF
any incorporated college or other instiIu-
lion or seminary OF learning or academy
or manual labor school within this State, 80
long IS they may continue 10 be held by
or for the benefit Of the same"
OTHER AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. Dalton moved TO amend by striking
out Of the language proposed as substi-
tuic FOR sections and 10 OF the tenth artl-
Gle o. the Constitution the words d" usurped
and pretended" as referring TO the State
authorities WHO assembled at Richmond
during The late wsr TO frame the C0nstitu-
ton OF virginia.
Mir. Digs offered an amendment which
gives IT, bOBdbOders xix months after the
adoption Of the amendment 10 which to
fund.
Mr. lIeatCn moved TO strike out all OF
the {, nth st ctIon except that part referring
specifically TO the public debt. He did this
50 as 10 exempt from the provision debts
by the counties on account OF
the Confederate var in providing for the
support Of The widows and children OF Con-
fedeIate soldiers.
wuAT Mr.. IHEA SAYS.
Mr.. Rhca said that at the last session he
had Introduced this same measure. lie
thought IL was then proper, and his mind
bad undergone no change. lie regretted
that the conference with the bondbolders'
had resulted in nsught, but
was glad that in tboir final deliberations
and conclusion the action OF the
states committee was harmonious and
ha1 haon oharwod that